Salary guide
Principal Software Engineer salary
Based on 21 open jobs that state the salary, posted from 28 Jan 2026 to 6 Nov 2026.
Median
US$ 26,810 per month
The middle half of jobs pays between US$ 23,970 and US$ 30,880.
- 1 in 4 jobs pays up to
- US$ 23,970
- 1 in 4 pays more than
- US$ 30,880
- Jobs in the sample
- 21
By city
| City | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park - CA | US$ 26,810 | 7 | |
| Bellevue - WA | US$ 26,810 | 5 |
By work model
| Work model | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid | US$ 23,440 | 8 | |
| On-site | US$ 30,880 | 5 |
By level
| Level | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid / senior | US$ 22,920 | 4 |
How we calculate it
- Only open jobs that state the salary are included. We don't estimate values.
- When a job gives a range, we use the midpoint. Hourly, daily or yearly pay is converted to monthly (220 hours or 22 days per month).
- Duplicate jobs count once, and implausible values are left out (0 on this page).
- Apprentice and internship jobs follow their own pay rules: they only show up in the table by level.
- Median and ranges are exact percentiles of the most recent jobs, recalculated every 6 hours.